Northampton General Hospital is celebrating being accredited by UNICEF UK as being a Baby Friendly hospital for the second time. This prestigious award recognises how the hospital care for mothers and babies, the information parents receive about breastfeeding and the support given to patients. Since the first accreditation in 2016, NGH is one of just 64% of hospitals in the UK who have achieved the Baby Friendly status.

Hardworking NHS staff boosted productivity by 3% in a single year, dramatically outstripping productivity growth in the rest of the economy new figures have revealed today. Data released today by the Office for National Statistics shows that NHS productivity for the financial year ending 2017 grew by 3% in England, more than treble the 0.8% achieved across wider the UK economy in 2016/17.

Stroke patients in Northamptonshire are receiving the best care in the UK, according to an independent study. Northampton General Hospital - which provides hyper acute, acute and rehabilitation stroke services for the county - achieved the highest possible rating in a national audit of stroke services. This is the eighth time in the past nine audits that NGH has achieved this superb score, placing the stroke service at NGH in the top 25% of stroke services in England.